Helping Mum make a smoothie

Mattis decided to help mum make her smoothie this morning.

He loves to help in the kitchen with supper etc. It is good but sometimes he is to much of a help in the kitchen.

Just hope it is the same when he is older and we want him to help with the meals.

CN trains at Oak Park Rd

CN trains at the Oak Park Rd crossing in Brant County

CN trains at the Oak Park Rd crossing in Brant County

Mattis new fish

We had to take Andy back under warranty. That was Mattis's Betta who recently died died so we exchanged him for a couple goldfish.
He has called them Bob and Manny.

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Bob an Manny enjoying there new home no idea who is who. Mattis just calls the them Bab an Manny he hasn't determined who is who.

Mattis and His Harmonica

Mattis got Harmonica at a birthday party on the weekend and he just loves it
Here is playing a tune on his Harmonica. It is a Mattis original.

Mattis Skating Jan 22 2012 #2

Here is a video Mel took of me helping the silly Mattis-Man

CC Steak Marinate

1 Pkg. of steak or
meat marinate
¼ Rye
½ Cup Water
Dash of Montreal Steak Spice

Place ¼ cup of Rye and ½ cup of water together.
Put contents of package of marinate in to the mixture of rye
and water
Add the dash of Montreal Steak spice.

Punch holes in steak with fork on both sides.

Pour Marinate in to a Ziploc bag big enough to hold the
steak.
Place the steak in to the bag making sure each piece is
flat.
Make sure the marinate surrounds as much of the steak as
possible

Lay flat in the fridge flipping the bag every several hours
if desired.
Let sit in sauce 6 – 8 hours.

Spicy Chicken Rigatoni

2 Chicken Breasts (Cut in to pieces of desired size)
½ teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
½ teaspoon Jalapeno Spice (use a whole Jalapeno for a real
kick)
½ teaspoon Basil
1 can mushrooms
½ Large Pepper (chopped)
½ Large Onion (chopped)
340 mL Tomato Sauce
Rigatoni Noodles
1 Tomato of desired size (chopped)

Place Chopped Chicken and Mushrooms in to Fry Pan or Skillet
to cook adding the Poultry Seasoning and Jalapeno Pepper Spice over the chicken
in the pan.
Begin cooking Rigatoni Noodles at the same time as the
Chicken and mushrooms.
When the Chicken is almost cooked add the Pepper and the
Onion to the Chicken and Mushrooms (mixing them together). Add the ½ teaspoon of Basil spreading equally
over the surface of the Chicken, Mushrooms and vegetables. Mix in the Basil.

Throughout the process above stir occasionally.

When everything is almost cooked add the chopped Tomato.

When everything is cooked to the desired levels add the
cooked noodles and half the Tomato sauce and mix together add and stir in the
rest of the Tomato sauce stir in.

Cover and heat 5 – 8 Min (Stirring Occasionally) (to warm
the sauce to desired temperature)